OpenID getting more usable, a tiny bit at a time — Webware has been covering the Web authentication standard OpenID since September 2006. It's a powerful alternative to traditional name-and-password Web access control, but it's so completely different from the sign-on methods that people …

Who Are The Top Tech Bloggers? — We've been analyzing historical TechMeme data to dig a little deeper than the leaderboard information on the site that shows top blogs over the trailing 30 days. We're slicing the data in a number of ways and will publish in shortly on CrunchBase.

Enterprise 2.0 To Become a $4.6 Billion Industry By 2013 — A new report released today by Forrester Research is predicting that enterprise spending on Web 2.0 technologies is going to increase dramatically over the next five years. This increase will include more spending on social networking tools …

China vaults past USA in Internet users — BEIJING — China, already the world leader in cellphone use, has surpassed the USA as the No. 1 nation in Internet users. — The number of Chinese on the Internet hit more than 220 million as of February, according to estimates from official Chinese statistics …

Skype to sell unlimited international calls for $9.95/month — NEW YORK - Skype, the Internet calling subsidiary of eBay Inc., is introducing its first plan for unlimited calls to overseas phones on Monday. — The plan will allow unlimited calls to land-line phones in 34 countries for $9.95 per month …

Asustek to Launch Eee PC With 10-inch Screen — Asustek plans to launch a new version of the Eee PC with a 10-inch screen, a top executive said Monday. — The company's CEO made the statement at the launch of the new Eee PC 900 with an 8.9-inch screen, in Taiwan. The original Eee PC 701 carries a 7-inch screen.

Live Mesh week: Ray Ozzie's biggest bet since Groove? — We've been telling you to get ready for this since last December, and this week, Ray Ozzie and the Windows Live Core team are preparing to unveil their first big project, Live Mesh. We gave you the rundown on Live Mesh last week …

HD enthusiasts crying foul over cable TV's crunched signals — MINNEAPOLIS - In Brent Swanson's basement home theater, there should be nothing drab about “Battlestar Galactica.” He's got a high-end projector that beams the picture onto a wall painted like a silver screen, and speakers loom in the corners, flanking two big subwoofers.

Google Isn't The Only One — Recession? What recession? That was the attitude of many online advertising executives at the Ad:Tech conference in San Francisco last week. — Though the economic downturn is pummeling magazine, newspaper and television advertising, it's bolstering …

Microsoft: Finding flaws on our website is OK — Find out how to eradicate 99.7% of spam — ToorCon In a first for a major company, Microsoft has publicly pledged not to sue or press charges against ethical hackers who responsibly find security flaws in its online services.